lop

lop1
(lopped, lopping)
  1. [with obj.]cut off (a branch, limb, or other protrusion) from the main body of a tree
    修剪树木，剪去旁枝
    they lopped off more branches to save the tree.
    他们剪去较多的枝丫，好让树存活。
    ■(informal)remove (something regarded as unnecessary or burdensome)
    (非正式)删去，减掉
    it lops an hour off journey times.
    它把旅行时间减少了一小时。
    ■remove branches from (a tree)
    砍掉多余枝丫
noun
  1. [mass noun]branches and twigs lopped off trees
    （截下的）小树枝
常用词组
lop and top
  1. parts lopped off a tree, such as branches and twigs
    修剪下来的枝丫
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a noun denoting branches and twigs of trees)
lop2
(lopped, lopping)
[no obj.](N. Amer. or archaic)(北美或古)
  1. hang loosely or limply; droop
    低垂，软绵绵地下垂
    a stomach that lopped over his belt.
    耷拉在腰带外面的肚皮。
    ■[with adverbial of direction]move in a loping or slouching way
    没精打采地移动
    he lopped towards the plane.
    他懒洋洋地朝飞机走去。
    ■(archaic)dawdle; hang about
    (古)闲逛，无所事事
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: probably symbolic of limpness; compare with lob
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